Display-rack.



PTBNTED AUG. 21, 1906, G. H. NORTH, G. S. SMITH da W. F. BREWSTER.

DISPLAY RACK.

PPLIGATION FILED JAN. 9. 190e.

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BREWSTER, OF

POCATELLO, IDAHO.

DISPLAY-RACK.

specification if Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

Application filed January 9, 1906. Serial No. 295.277.

T0 @ZZ whont t may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE H. NORTH, CHARLES S. SMITH, and WALTER F. BREW- sTER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Pocatello, in the county of Bannock andState of Idaho, have invented a new and Improved Display-Rack, of which the followv ing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to store furniture; and its object is to provide a new and improved display rack or stand more especially designed for supporting and displaying a pile of garments-such as trousers, coats, vests, and the like`and arranged to permit ready removal of any of the garments in the pile without disarrangement thereof and to allow of convenient access to one side of the pile of garments to enable the salesman to quickly read the size and price tickets on the garments and to dust the garments whenever necessary with a view to keep the stock or garments in good condition.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate correspending parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improve ment as placed on a table or counter. Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the bearing-plate, and Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement.

The base A of the display-rack is provided on its under side with a covering B, of felt or like material, and adapted to rest on a counter or other support C, the said base being preferably fastened by screws D to the support O. The base A, as shown in the drawings, is ring-shaped and is provided with a raised annular bearing A', engaged by an annular bearing-surface E', depending from the ring-shaped bearing-plate E, secured by screws F to the platform or table G, employed for supporting a pile of garments to be displayed or exhibited.

The bearing-plate E is provided with a depending annular ilange E2, fastened to the surface E and fitting the inner wall of the ring-shaped base A to allow convenient turning of the bearing-plate E and its platform G and to hold the bearing-plate E against lateral movement.

The annular bearing A is provided with a number of oil-wells A2 for the reception of oil or other lubricant, and in the bearing-surface E are formed recesses E3, adapted to register with the oil-wells A2, so that when the platform G and its bearing-plate E are turned then some of the lubricant is drawn out of the oil-wells A2 by the suction action of the recesses E:i on the latter passing over the oil wells. Now this lubricant drawn out of the oil-wells A2 passes between the contacting bearing-faces A and E to keep the same properly lubricated.

It is understood that by the arrangement described the salesman can readily turn the platform G to bring any desired side of the pile of garments to the front to enable the salesman to conveniently pull out any one of the garments in the pile and also to readily read the size and price tickets on the garments, as well as to enable the salesman or other person to dust the 4pile of garments in order to keep the same in good condition.

The device described is very simple and durable in construction and is composed of comparatively few parts not liable to get easily out of order.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A display-rack, comprising a ring-shaped base, the inner margin of the ring being at right angles to the upper face, and the upper face of the ring flattened to form a bearing, said upper face having a plurality of openings for receiving oil, and a turn-table having on its under face a ring-shaped plate, the inner margin of said ring-shaped plate having a depending Iflange fitting within the inner margin of the ring-shaped base, and the face of said ring-shaped plate being flattened to form a bearing resting upon the bearing of the base, and provided with oil-holes, for the purpose set forth.

2. A display-rack, comprising a ri ng-sh aped base, the inner margin of the ring being at IOO right angles to thv upper face, and the upper i face of the ring attcned to form a bearing, and a Lnrn-tah1e having ring-shaped pluto, the inner margin of Said ring-shaped plato having a dopending flange fitting within the` innl margin of the ringshaped base, and the` face of said ringhapod plate being ihittonod to form u` bmring resting upon the homing of' the huso, for the pur- Io pose Set forth.

In testimony whereof We have signed our names to this specinc ation 1n the presence or on. its inner face a two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE H. NORTH. CHARLES S. SMITH. VVALT'IC R` F. B REWTSTE R,

VVitnesss:

CHARLES W. GRAY, CHARLES D. SMITH.. 

